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My old man loves cars. He doesn’t like technology. A tried and true gearhead who tinkers with his ’68 Ford Mustang while dreaming of carburetors and cubic inch displacement, he is an internal combustion engine (I.C.E.) guy living in an electrified automotive world. I.C.E. Dad isn’t keen on what he calls newfangled powertrains and all their tricks, despite my boneheaded attempts to show him the efficient evolution of such technologies. Discussing the merits of start-stop technology in the hostile territory of his garage did not help. I thought we’d find common ground on a car that automatically shuts off the engine when idling. We both hate idling cars, though...

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